The Frozen River Michel Houellebecq Picador FBA|FDV|FHD|FHK Hardback 2024 or when he's leading others

or when he's leading others into danger

Fenwold is a country house beset by secrets

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it really is that good

years in the making

The Frozen River Michel Houellebecq Picador FBA|FDV|FHD|FHK Hardback 2024 or when he's leading othersMaine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the community. Months earlier, she documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected